There was a wince as she shined her flashlight down the hallway. Confirmation enough that he was just being nice... She moved her flashlight up the stairs, moving a bit more quickly than before, nearly going ahead of him. An apology came out again, but she didn't turn or slow.
"I guess - the people who hide them always seem to not care about people think," Lotte said, keeping her light ahead of her. "They don't care if they're crazy or threatened or anything..." Her mind went to the anonymous posts when people had attacked for no reason - and James hadn't even seemed to care. And Lotte had always cared when people had called her crazy because of her voices. She shook her head, wishing to end the subject.